Loading device



May l, 1928.

G. H. GILLESPIE LOADING DEVICE Filed sept. 29 192e 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 baN ATTORNEY Patented May l, 1928.

UNITED STATES,

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Gus n. GILLESPIE, or LEXINGTON, nnrrruciraf.`

LOADING DEVICE.

Application filed September 29, 1928. Serial No. 138,482.

ing articles from one level to a higher level or vice versa, the car beingA so Vformed that its supporting surface will be horizontal while it rests ontheinclined track.

Another object of the invention is to pro, vide an-adjustable platform for receiving44 the articles from fthe car, with. means for .y pullingthe.track toward theplatform as the platform is raised.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to thel accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the set7 eral views, and in which Figure 1 is an elevation of the invention. Figure 2 is a plan view thereof. Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view. Figure 4 is a side view of the platform. In these views, A indicates the inclined track, B the carriage or car thereof and C indicates the platform for receiving the articles-from the carriage or car. The track A is composed of the beams 1 which have their lower ends cut off at an angle, as shown at 2, and their upper ends rounded, as at 3. The beams are connected together by the cross pieces 4. A shaft 5 is journaled in the lower end of the track and carries the arms 6 which are provided with the rollers 7. A handle 8 is connected with the shaft 5 so that it can be rocked. When this shaft is rocked forwardly, the arms G will swing downwardly, bringing the rollers 7 in engagem-ent with the surface upon which the track rests, thereby raising the lower end of the track above the surface, so that the track can be moved.

The car or carriage B comprises a lower frame 9 which is provided with the rear wheels 10 and the front wheels 11, these wheels engaging the beams 1 of the track. The front wheels are of less diameter than the rear wheels, as shown. A body 12, havf ing an inclined upper edge, is hinged at its front end to the front of the frame 9, as shown at 13. Legs 14 are pivoted to the rear part of the body and engage a part of the frame 9 and a block 15 `is arranged at the rear of the body and forms a chock for articles placed on the body. It will be seen that when the legs 14 engage a part of the .frame 9, the upper edge of the body will be in ahorizontal position, the small fronti.,

wheels enabling theparts to assume this `po,- sition without making the legs Y14 of considerable length. These legs can befolded upwardly so that Vthebody will rest upon the frame, ,thereby .decreasingr the height 4of the carriage.

A cable 16 is connected with Vthe carriage and after passing over a pulleyy 17 on a cross piece at the upper end of the track, extends downwardly and is connected to a drum 18 carried by a shaft 19 journaled in the track. The shaft 19 is connected by the gears 20 with a shaft 21 which is adapted to be driven by a motor 22 through means of the worm gearing 23. A handle 24 is adapted to operate the clutch means 25 to disconnect the shaft 19 from the shaft 21, whenever desired, so as to free the drum or shaft from the motor shaft. When the shaft 19 is driven from the motor, the drum will wind the cable thereon so as to pull the carriage up the track.

The table or platform C vis formed of a base section 26 which is supported by the caster wheels 27 and the top section 28 which has sliding movement in the bottom section. The top section supports a turntable 29 which is provided with the anti-friction means 30. 'The top section 28 is provided with the racks31 and toothed wheels 32 engage the racks, the wheels being carried by the shafts` 33 journaled in the base section and each shaft being provided with a handle 34.

A cable 35 is connected with the track A and passes over a guiding pulley 36 on the base section and has its upper end connected with a brace 37 on the upper section. Thus when the upper section is raised, the cable is pulled up'on `and thus the track lsection will be moved toward the table or platform so that its upper end will remain in engagement with the upper end of the top section.

This device is mainly intended for racking hogsheads in a warehouse where the hogsheads are placed in rows with aisles between them. By making the car adjustable as to height, it can be lowered when a barrel or hogshead is to be placed on another row of barrels and then when another barrel is to be placed on the second row, the car is raised so that the barrel will be supported in a position where it can be placed on the second row. The platform will enable a barrel or hogshead to be placed thereon from the car, and then by turning` the platform, the barrel can be rolled off on to a pile of barrels. v

It is thought from tllc foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:-

1. An apparatus of the class described comprising a platform having an upper'and .y

lower part, its upper part being telescopically connected with the lower part, rack means for lowering and raising the upper part, an inclined track having its upper end resting upon the platform, a cable connecting the upper portion of the platform with the track, a shaft arranged adjacent the lower end of the track, arms carried by the shaft, a wheel carried by each arm and means for swinging the shaft to move the arms into position where the Wheels Will engage the surface upon which the device rests.

2. A loading device comprising a track, a platform composed of an upper and lower section, means for adjusting the upper section vertically, the upper end of the track resting against the upper end of the platform, wheels on the lower end of the track and a cable connecting the track to the upper section of the platform so that the track will be moved when said section is elevated.

In testimony whereof I aiX my signature.

i GUS H. GILLESPIE. 

